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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Nov 27, 1818
Page
2
Official notice from Office Q ARMS dated November 4 1818 announces royal mourning requirements for the death of the late Majesty. Proclaimed attire includes crepe garments and black mourning dress for all connected to the Nobility and their households with a period of observed grief beginning immediately.
The Dublin Journal notes increased revenue in Great Britain and Ireland in the last quarter, signaling national prosperity. It argues that reduced taxes may follow as agriculture, manufacturing, and commerce expand under peaceful conditions, anticipating benefits to the Empire and a shift away from prohibitory duties.
A fragmented report notes the Congress of Sove neing at Aix-la-Chapelle dissolving amidst grand political maneuvering. It mentions the Austrian Emperor and Alexander and details the Duke of Wellington departing early after a royal audience and a Field Marshal appointment, with Paris awaiting the Duke of Stichelieu near the 25th.
Letters from Madrid report dissatisfied soldiers unpaid for long who deserted into Galician mountains, joined by guerrilla trained peninsulares. They threaten open rebellion with scattered incursions into villages. Police are weak and unable to suppress the movement. Spanish infantry has been sent to subdue, but many soldiers show reluctance to obey.
Reports from Paris papers discuss ballot recruitment in Lyons Macon and Bordeaux as a sign of orderly implementation. Dispatches related to Sir Hudson Lowe and Bonaparte at St Helena are debated amid conflicting English and French accounts. The piece notes delays in the Chamber opening and treaties shaping coercive finances and the Prussia alliance.
The Calcutta Gazette reports ongoing cholera deaths in Calcutta and surrounding districts with hundreds claimed by the disease. Karachi and Bombay notes mention public prices, ship arrivals, and military casualties, including Major Hamilton and Sir Gabriel Martindell, while troops in Midnapore face illness and weather. General Smith’s division at Singhur reportedly to receive substantial prize money.
The interment preparations are advancing privately with tickets for public access due to Kew Palace and state rooms being rearranged. The Prince Regent orders the Surveyor General and others to oversee the removal of furniture and securing the coffin with spices.
Letters from an officer in Buenos Ayres describe Royalist orders to evacuate Upper Peru and retreat toward the coast to resist independence forces from Chile. The march would be arduous, likely through Potosi and the Andes to Arica, with Cuzco to Lina blocked. French officers in Tucuman are blamed for unwanted influence in Buenos Ayres, while French traders ally with North Americans against British interests.
Letters to the Mail report Amsterdam money scarcity with rates at 10 percent and four major houses insolvent. Falls in Austrian and Prussian stock are confirmed as bonds drop from 75 to 71. The note says heavy selling and reduced exchange activity as fear spreads among investors.
On a Tuesday evening Joseph Atkimi of the Ordnance While returning from Rathfarnham on a spotting excursion five armed men attacked him Three seized the horse two shot him with a double gun The attacker who fired killed one and wounded another The gun misfired on the counterattack and Atkimi pursued the thieves with minor injuries The incident is linked to a famed London public figure.
Impostor tea case proceeding before Commissioners of Customs in Dublin. Naylor's shop seized 75 pounds of tea deemed spurious after expert testers found leaves not native to Ireland. Trial follows with evidence from Fraser, Dr Ogleby, Mr White, and peers. Convictions cited in other cases. penalties exceed fifteen thousand pounds.
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